How many wins would it take to get ranked?

**Judoka** · 08-19-2012, 10:55 PM

We're undefeated right now, so I got to thinking. How many wins would Iowa State have to string together to start the season before we showed up in the Top 25? I think it would take a 5-0 or possibly a 6-0 start before we saw Iowa State on the list. I'm not saying I do or don't expect us to get such a start, I'm just wondering what kind of ranking that would get us.

Here's how I see it:

Week 1 - Tulsa: Not ranked
Week 2 - Iowa: Not ranked
Week 3 - Western Illinois: Not ranked
Week 4 - Bye: Not ranked.
Week 5 - Texas Tech: Not ranked, might start receiving votes
Week 6 - TCU: Receiving votes, might break the Top 25 if several of the 16-25 ranked teams stumble
Week 7 - Kansas State: Top 25 for sure

I think voters are gunshy about ranking us in Football, plus a lot of schools won't have faced any real opponents until week 4 or 5. So it'll take a while to catch their attention and also have preseason hype fade for the Notre Dames and Auburns of the world.

Taking it a step further, how long would it take us to break the top 10? I'm thinking that would happen after beating Oklahoma in Week 10 to go 9-0.

Losing to Bye in week four would ruin everything.

**cyclonedave25** · 08-19-2012, 11:05 PM

I think you're right on the money.
Receiving a lot of votes if we go 5-0 and 6-0 would get us ranked for sure.

**Judoka** · 08-19-2012, 11:08 PM

Style points probably matter a lot as well. If we were to dominate Tulsa and Iowa we might be receiving votes by the time we take on Bye and be ranked with a dominating win over Tech.

**scyclonekid** · 08-20-2012, 12:12 AM

I think winning first five would do it.

**Psyclone Brian** · 08-20-2012, 12:27 AM

5-0 has to happen, then we crack the top 25.

**CycloneNation18** · 08-20-2012, 02:47 AM

If we can start 5-0 after beating a potential top 15 team in TCU, then there is a chance that we could be ranked. Then if we beat K-State at home, then we would for sure be ranked at 6-0. However we have to win the games first.

**Sloup** · 08-20-2012, 07:01 AM

6-0. Nobody is going to think we're good enough to get into a bowl game until we get that sixth win. We'll hear a lot of, "Wait until Iowa State has to play those ranked teams every week," if the season starts off strong enough.

**CLONECONES** · 08-20-2012, 07:15 AM

I see us starting 12-0

**chuckd4735** · 08-20-2012, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by Judoka

We're undefeated right now, so I got to thinking. How many wins would Iowa State have to string together to start the season before we showed up in the Top 25? I think it would take a 5-0 or possibly a 6-0 start before we saw Iowa State on the list. I'm not saying I do or don't expect us to get such a start, I'm just wondering what kind of ranking that would get us.

Here's how I see it:

Week 1 - Tulsa: Not ranked
Week 2 - Iowa: Not ranked
Week 3 - Western Illinois: Not ranked
Week 4 - Bye: Not ranked.
Week 5 - Texas Tech: Not ranked, might start receiving votes
Week 6 - TCU: Receiving votes, might break the Top 25 if several of the 16-25 ranked teams stumble
Week 7 - Kansas State: Top 25 for sure

I think voters are gunshy about ranking us in Football, plus a lot of schools won't have faced any real opponents until week 4 or 5. So it'll take a while to catch their attention and also have preseason hype fade for the Notre Dames and Auburns of the world.

Taking it a step further, how long would it take us to break the top 10? I'm thinking that would happen after beating Oklahoma in Week 10 to go 9-0.

Losing to Bye in week four would ruin everything.

I think you're spot on here. As far as Bye, I wouldn't lose sleep over them...I don't see them doing much of anything this season.

**BooneCy** · 08-20-2012, 07:42 AM

I think I need to start wearing my glasses more. I thought the subject of the thread was How many wins would it take to get naked?

But for the actual topic, I don't think you see us ranked until we beat TCU and be 6-0.

**Bigman38** · 08-20-2012, 07:54 AM

it would have to be 5-0, nobody in the first 4 games is good enough to give us the boost we need.

**besserheimerphat** · 08-20-2012, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by BooneCy

I think I need to start wearing my glasses more. I thought the subject of the thread was How many wins would it take to get naked?

But for the actual topic, I don't think you see us ranked until we beat TCU and be 6-0.

I plan to get naked after every win.

**besserheimerphat** · 08-20-2012, 08:22 AM

I think this is part of what that SBNation article alluded to a few weeks ago ("Convince Me, Coach"). We've become known for getting a big upset every year, so one big upset probably isn't enough for us to get major recognition that lasts longer than 24 hours. We need to start stringing things together.

**tejasclone** · 08-20-2012, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by BooneCy

I think I need to start wearing my glasses more. I thought the subject of the thread was How many wins would it take to get naked?

Originally Posted by besserheimerphat

I plan to get naked after every win.

Let's be honest... it won't even require a win for any of us to get naked. The return of football + tailgating will be titillating enough on its own.

Number of wins will only drive us further into South Park "giant pile" territory...

**WalkingCY** · 08-20-2012, 08:48 AM

Well, if we handle the first 3 games easily then blow out Tech in the opener, ISU could see themselves getting votes/perhaps be ranked #23-#25 heading into the TCU road game. A lot depends on what is happening to the current ranked teams too. So I am saying that at 4-0 there is a chance that our guys get in there.

But who cares? Let's get Tulsa! That's all that matters right now.